Dear Mrs Bird

By: AJ Pearce

Narrated by: Anna Popplewell

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

The Richard & Judy Book Club Pick and Sunday Times Bestseller

London, 1941. Emmeline Lake and her best friend Bunty are trying to stay cheerful despite the Luftwaffe making life thoroughly annoying for everyone. Emmy dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent and when she spots a job advertisement in the newspaper she seizes her chance – but after a rather unfortunate misunderstanding, she finds herself typing letters for the formidable Henrietta Bird, the renowned agony aunt of Woman’s Friend magazine.

Mrs Bird is very clear: letters containing any form of Unpleasantness must go straight into the bin. But as Emmy reads the desperate pleas from women who may have Gone Too Far with the wrong man, or can't bear to let their children be evacuated, she decides the only thing for it is to secretly write back...

Irresistibly funny and enormously moving, Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce is a love letter to the enduring power of friendship, the kindness of strangers and the courage of ordinary people in extraordinary times.

©2018 AJ Pearce (P)2018 Macmillan Digital Audio

Critic reviews

"In a performance that transports the listener to WWII-era London, narrator Anna Popplewell becomes Emmy Lake who, like many others, is doing what she can to help the war effort. Popplewell embodies Emmy and the sundry characters who are part of her world, both during carefree times and as they struggle with the devastation of the war. A thoroughly enjoyable listen." (AudioFile)

"A marvellous treat. Charming and delightful." (Nina Stibbe)

"A joy from start to finish. Dear Mrs Bird is as funny as it is heart-warming." (John Boyne)

Authentic British accent by narrator.

The Story gave a me a good idea how people lived during the IIWW in London.

Enjoyable

An enjoyable listen. I was a little disappointed with the ending.
Would have enjoyed a sequel to this story

A view to WW2 from a different angle.

Enjoyed the book, nice narrator. Interesting view in to world war two from the people left at home to cope with uncertain times.

Wonderful read

I absolutely loved the story and the Ann Popplewell read it beautifully.
Very good I couldn't stop listening.

A wonderful story.

we hear so much about the spirit of the blotz, as though those people were stoic. i think this novel portrays a more realistic view, they were tired and scared and did stuff anyway. what a lovely novel, and a wonderful picture of the intensity of female friendship.